SHERIFF JOHN M. MACLAY(1) was
born in 1789 in ROXBURY, FRANKLIN CO., PENNSYLVANIA. He was a SHERIFF in Nov
1820 in FRANKLIN CO., PENNSYLVANIA. HE HELD THIS POSITION UP TILL THE TIME OF
HIS DEATH. He died in Jun 1823. He served in the military WAR OF 1812.
ON THE OUTBREAK OF THE WAR OF 1812, HE ENTERED THE ARMY WITH HIS BROTHER CAPTAIN
SAMUEL MACLAY, AND DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF IN THE BATTLES OF CHIPPEWA ON 5 JULY
1814, AND LUNDY'S LANE ON 25 JULY 1814.
(FROM THE NILES REGISTER: "QUARTERMASTER JOHN M. MACLAY WOUNDED SEVERELY,
SHOT TWICE THROUGH THE LEG AND A MUSKET SHOT IN THE HEAD JUST GRAZING THE SCALP".
HE WAS A MEMBER OF CAPTAIN SAMUEL GORDON'S WAYNESBORO COMPANY.

FROM THE FRANKLIN REPOSITORY, 9 FEB 1876, IN REGARDS TO THE BATTLE OF LUNDY'S
LANE:
THE DUTIES OF SHERIFF MACLAY AS QUARTERMASTER DID NOT REQUIRE HIS ACTIVE SERVICE
AS A SOLDIER IN THE FRONT, BUT HIS WARLIKE SPIRIT WOULD NOT SUFFER HIM TO REMAIN
IDLE. HE PROCURED A MUSKET AND RUSHED INTO THE THICKEST OF BATTLE. IT IS SAID
OF THESE LAST TWO NAMED SOLDIERS (JOHN AND CAPTAIN SAMUEL MACLAY) THAT THEY STOOD
UNDISMAYED AMIDST THE HOTTEST FIRE AND REFUSED TO BE CARRIED OFF THE FIELD WHEN
SEVERELY WOUNDED, BUT CONTINUED TO LOAD THEIR GUNS AND CHEER THEIR COMRADES UNTIL
THE CONFLICT WAS OVER. SHERIFF MACLAY, WE ARE TOLD, WAS A FINE LOOKING MAN, FULL
SIX FEET HIGH. IT IS SAID OF HIM, WHEN CANVASSING THE COUNTY FOR SHERIFF, THAT
HE WORE THE SAME HAT WHICH HE WORE IN THE BATTLE OF LUNDY'S LANE, PERFORATED
BY THREE BULLET HOLES. "

HE WAS FAMILIARLY KNOWN AS "LONG JOHN" MACLAY, BEING A MAN OF UNUSUAL
PHYSICAL AND INTELLECTUAL POWERS.

REV
JOHN M. MACLAY(1) was born on 10 Mar
1814 in CONCORD, FRANKLIN CO., PENNSYLVANIA. He died on 18 Feb 1891 in SARATOGA,
SANTA CLARA CO., CALIFORNIA. AT THE AGE OF 18, HE ENTERED DICKINSON COLLEGE,
AT CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA. BUT CLOSE APPLICATION BORE HEAVILY UPON HIS CONSTITUTION
SO THAT HE WAS COMPELLED TO ABANDON HIS COLLEGE COURSE AND GO UPON THE OLD FARM
NEAR ROXBURY.
IN 1837, HE WENT INTO BUSINESS WITH HIS UNCLE, JAMES ERWIN, IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE,
BUT ILL HEALTH COMPELLED HIM TO RETURN TO CONCORD.
WHILE ON A VISIT TO HIS SISTER, MRS. WIDNEY, IN OHIO, HE MET THE REV. JAMES
B. FINDLY, OF THE WYANDOTTE MISSION, AND BECAME IMBUED WITH THE MISSIONARY SPIRIT.
HE STARTED FOR THE FAR WEST, BUT THE HARDSHIPS OF THE JOURNEY WERE TOO MUCH FOR
HIS DELICATE CONSTITUTION. RETURNING TO CONCORD HE ENTERED UPON A THEOLOGICAL
COURSE IN BUSH COLLEGE AND RECEIVING A LICENSE TO PREACH WAS ADMITTED INTO THE
BALTIMORE CONFERENCE OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
AFTER MARRYING, HE MOVED TO CALIFORNIA IN 1854, WHERE HE WENT INTO BUSINESS
WITH HIS BROTHER, CHARLES, IN SANTA CLARA. IN 1859, HE ENTERED THE CALIFORNIA
CONFERENCE AND WAS APPOINTED TO HONOLULU, SANDWICH ISLANDS, WHICH HAD A CONGREGATION
OF FOREIGN RESIDENTS.
RETURNED TO CALIFORNIA, IN 1861, HE WAS APPOINTED TO PLACER COUNTY. AT THIS
TIME THE CIVIL WAR BROKE OUT AND HE RETIRED TO SANTA CLARA WHERE HE WENT INTO
BUSINESS WITH HIS BROTHER, CHARLES. THIS HOWEVER, WAS SWEPT AWAY BY FIRE AND
RETAINING ABOUT THIRTY ACRES OF FOOTHILL LAND HE IMPROVED IT AS A FRUIT ORCHARD.
HE WAS APPOINTED PRESIDING ELDER OF THE SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT OF THE METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH SOUTH WHICH HE TRAVELED FOR 2 YEARS. BUT FAILING HEALTH ADMONISHED
HIM TO SEEK THE QUIET OF HIS FARM IN SARATOGA, SANTA CLARA COUNTY.
HE HAS WRITTEN MANY NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE ARTICLES ESPECIALLY FOR THE CALIFORNIA
ADVOCATE AND THE LADIES REPOSITORY. Parents: ROBERT
MACLAY " OF CONCORD " and ARABELLA ERWIN
.

JOHN
PALMER MACLAY(1) was born on 9 May
1832 in FANNETTSBURG, FRANKLIN CO., PENNSYLVANIA. He served in the military
CIVIL WAR. IN 1860 HE MOVED TO MISSOURI. ON THE OUTBREAK OF THE CIVIL WAR HE
SERVED FOR SIX MONTHS IN A COMPANY ORGANIZED FOR DEFENCE AGAINST THE RAVAGES
OF BUSHWAKERS. He was buried in PHILLIPSBURG, BEAVER CO., PENNSYLVANIA. HE
WAS EDUCATED IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF HIS NATIVE TOWN AND AT MILLWOOD ACADEMY
WHERE HE GRADUATED WITH THE FIRST DEGREE.
IN 1864, HE RETURNED TO PHILIPSBURG, CENTRE CO., PENNSYLVANIA WHERE HE ENGAGED
IN BUSINESS. IN 1878, OWING TO BAD HEALTH HE TOOK THE ROAD AS TRAVELLING SALESMAN
WHICH HE SUCCESSFULLY FOLLOWED FOR THREE AND ONE HALF YEARS WHEN HAVING RECOVERED
HIS HEALTH HE RETURNED TO THE PHILIPSBURG AREA. Parents:
WILLIAM MACLAY and MARY PALMER.

HON.
JOSEPH HENDERSON MACLAY(1) was born
on 21 Nov 1825 in BELLEVILLE, MIFFLIN CO., PENNSYLVANIA. BORN ON THE OLD HOMESTEAD,
NEAR BELLEVILLE. He Politics 1879 TO 1881 in MIFFLIN CO., PENNSYLVANIA. HE
REPRESENTED MIFFLIN CO., PENNSYLVANIA IN THE LEGISLATURE FROM 1879 TO 1881.
THE MOST IMPORTANT MEASURE BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE DURING HIS TERMS OF SERVICE
WAS THE PITTSBURG RIOT BILL, WHICH HE OPPOSED.
HE WAS ALSO WITNESS IN THE BRIBERY SUITS WHICH FOLLOWED.
IN 1881 THERE WAS A LONG CONTEST FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATORSHIP, JOSEPH
MACLAY BEING ONE OF THE 56 REPUBLICANS WHO REFUSED TO SUPPORT GENERAL OLIVER.
LIKE HIS BROTHERS, HE IS A REPUBLICAN, HAVING VOTED FOR FREMONT IN 1856 AND
FOR EVERY REPUBLICAN AFTERWARD. Parents: HON. WILLIAM
PLUNKET MACLAY and JANE HOLMES.

KATHRYN
MAE MACLAY(1) was born in 1917 in MISSOULA,
MISSOULA CO., MONTANA. SHE WAS BORN ON THE MACLAY RANCH ON O'BRIEN CREEK WEST
OF MISSOULA. She died in 1972 in MISSOULA, MISSOULA CO., MONTANA. She was buried
in 1972 in MISSOULA, MISSOULA CO., MONTANA. She was a TEACHER. SHE WAS A GRADUATE
OF OF THE TARGET RANGE GRADE SCHOOL, MISSOULA CO. HIGH SCHOOL AND THE UNIVERSITY
OF MONTANA.
SHE TAUGHT SCHOOL IN MISSOULA, BROADVIEW, THOMPSON FALLS, HAMILTON, DEER LODGE
AND COLD SPRINGS. Parents: HARRY DAVID "SLIM"
MACLAY and JESSE MAE JOHNSON.

MARGARET
HEMPHILL MACLAY(1) was born on 26 Jan
1870 in MACLAY'S MILL (MIDDLE SPRING, CUMBERLAND CO., PENNNSYLVANIA). She was
buried in Sep 1912 in SPRINGHILL, FAYETTE CO., PENNSYLVANIA. She died on 12
Sep 1912 in NYESVILLE, FRANKLIN CO., PENNSYLVANIA. SHE DIED OF APPENDICITIS.
Parents: SGT. JAMES HEMPHILL MACLAY and
ANNA MARGARET FICKES.